In her May 12th newsletter, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced that the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will not include the former Hotel Indigo as part of its Temporary Emergency Assistance Family Housing due to the high cost of transforming the property. The property, owned by Mark Development,…
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Which Newton village has the most Japanese restaurants? A month after its launch, the Fig City News app now offers a database of 139 places to eat in Newton. You can filter the list by village, by type of cuisine, and by your tagged favorites. And you can search by…
Waban Village Day: May 21, 10AM-2PM at Woodward and Beacon Streets. Family Fun Run at 10AM, followed by rides and amusements for kids of all ages, vendor tables, music, food, and ice cream. Starting at 11AM, entertainment starts with young musicians from Suzuki School of Newton, followed by Annie and the…
David Boronkay has invited a few guests to visit his newly renovated home, but this weekend he’ll be welcoming hundreds. That’s because his 1800s farmhouse is one of seven properties that will be open to the public as part of Historic Newton‘s 2023 Newton House Tour on May 21. The event, which…
On its May 15th agenda, the City Council discussed a requesti by Mayor Fuller to appropriate $10 million from Free Cash to pay down that amount of the $50 million bonds for construction of the new Lincoln-Eliot school. The Mayor indicated that the annual debt service saved from this allocation…
Mayor Fuller has put together a summary of a financial program to help fill some of the Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget gaps and the Horace Mann project after the failure of the general override. The plan includes the following: Increase pensions via COLA: The plan, which the Retirement Board…
City Council President Susan Albright sent this request to the Retirement Board to discuss the possibility of offering additional COLA payments balanced against a slightly slower rate of growth. The current rate of growth is 9.6%, and the Retirement Board is currently requesting a reduction to 6.6% with an increase…
Historical research, by Auburndale resident Bill McEvoy is being featured in the Watertown News. McEvoy researched and profiled nine nurses and fifteen Clergy who served in the Civil War and are buried at the Mount Auburn Cemetery. The nine nurses were featured as part of National Nurses Week. McEvoy is…
Like most Newton teens, Christian Kurker remembers what it was like to live in isolation, separated from friends, school, and other in-person social networks due to the Covid pandemic. An only child, the high school senior said it “was a big relief” when he could finally leave the Zoom screens…
Beginning in the first week in May, candidates for City Council and School Committee may take out nomination papers and begin collecting signatures for the November 7th election. Nomination papers are due at Newton City Hall on Tuesday, July 25. All 16 incumbent At-Large members of the Newton City Council…